Surprising Reason Why JEFF GOLDBLUM's GRANDMASTER Isn't Blue

By Chris Arrant, Editor April 21, 2017 07:07am ET

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Jeff Goldblum's the Grandmaster appears in Thor: Ragnarok quite different from his comic book counterpart, and according to director Taika Waititi it's for one very surprising reason. In an interview with IGN, the New Zealand director said Goldbum's Marvel character isn't blue because... wait for it... Goldblum's 1988 sci-fi/comedy Earth Girls Are Easy.

"Because he did another movie where he was blue," said Waititi, going on to reportedly say that he didn't want that 1980s cult film to detract from Thor: Ragnarok.